The Guardian 25mm barely surpasses the PLA Salamander APC. It has the same rate of fire on the gun, but much weaker armor and the rear is a significant weak point.

The Guardian 25mm will run out of ammo very quick when against infantry and light vehicles and lacks firepower against heavy armor, due to the single gun used for anything, unlike other vehicles where the coaxial machine guns are usually anti-infantry.

Contrary to the in game description, this APC is not great against helicopters. The 25mm rounds have a low velocity and inaccurate trajectory at long ranges; therefore it will miss a lot and waste a lot of ammunition taking down a single helicopter. As a matter of fact, any armed helicopter is much like a threat to take this vehicle down. However, an advantage over the basic Guardian is that it is able to damage buildings and type 3 and 4 armor vehicles.